Design Degrees Online

Possible Careers
Interior designers may focus on residential or commercial design, with areas of specialization such as corporate/office, retail, hospitality, health care, design for the elderly, institutional, and design-related sales and management. Ursuline College Interior Design graduates have been successful in securing positions within a variety of types of firms, including interior and architectural design firms, facilities departments of large corporations, small design studios, interior product dealers and showrooms, manufacturers, kitchen and bath design firms, architectural/engineering firms, and retail furniture stores.

Course Structure and Duration

The course shall comprise of:-
(i) Lectures, tutorials, practical (studio courses), design and research projects

(ii) Seven compulsory courses, six of which are taken at level one and one is taken at level three.

(iii) Five areas of specialization – Graphic, Textile and Fashion, Interior, Product, Appreciation; specialization starts at level two and continues to level four:

(iv) One design or research project, taken at level s three and four.

Major in Interior Design
Interior Design major is an educational program which practices to create our living spaces as functional, beautiful, and meaningful. Design theory and history, and 3-D interior space practice are basics for the major studies. Computer aided design and computer 3-D modeling are concentrated for the presentation skills. As an interior space design factors, interior space planning, interior furniture and lighting planning, interior color and materials are offered to develope the major studies. Interior space practice gives an opportunity as an internship course. Residential space, commercial space, office space, and exhibition space are essential interior spaces. As a graduation thesis, a complex interior space is practiced. With all the results of works, portfolio is completed as a final.

Careers
Interior planner, interior designer, interior decorator, interior coordinator, displayer, VMD designer, stage designer, exhibition event designer, design marketing & management director, interior furnishing and material designer, interior product designer, 3-D computer graphic designer, 3-D modelling designer, colorist etc.

BDes Hons Design, 3D (Interior, Product and Furniture Design)
Design, 3D (Interior, Product and Furniture Design) [BDes Hons] – UCAS Code: E200 B BDes/3D
Year of Entry: 2009
Entry Conditions
You must satisfy the general entry requirements for admission to a first degree course.

Submission of a portfolio is required. Guidance on the characteristics of the portfolio can be provided and you will be interviewed.

A Level
A minimum of 160 UCAS Tariff Points to include grades CC.
There are current plans to increase this to 240 UCAS points.

Irish Leaving Certificate
A minimum of 160 UCAS Tariff Points to include CCCC
There are current plans to increase this to 240 UCAS points
Duration and Mode of Attendance

Full time for three years (four with placement year)
The Programme

This adaptable and unique course meets the needs of those who wish to follow careers as 3D designers. It will also be helpful to your intent to work in allied occupations, or take up further study in design-related professions.

As everything in our man-made surroundings has to be considered, formed and produced ‘by design’, the central role and importance of the designer is obvious. The course is therefore structured to prepare those of you who aspire single-discipline orientated or a broader route.

Studies are always set in context, that is, the combination of cultural, historical, aesthetic, social, professional and industrial influences are considered together. Close links with commercial and industrial companies are fostered and encouraged. Design teaching staff include both full-time and associate staff practice design as consultants.. Live projects are undertaken in all three years of study. These characteristics of the course were devised to apply particularly to current conditions and the future.
Structure and Content

This course is based on a modular structure with approximately four modules of study in each year of the three years, with an optional placement year in addition. At the end of final year of studies, you will have gained a range of design skills and have developed a personal, innovative approach to the practice of designing. You will undertake integrative projects which place in context the areas of interior design (commercial, public, retail, exhibition, set) product design (industrial design, consumer durables) and furniture design (public, contract, domestic, street).
Careers And Postgraduate Opportunities

Graduates from this broadly-based course can further their careers in a wide range of professional design situations. These deal with the design of interiors, products and furniture. Some may choose to take up other – but related – career opportunities in the management or retail sectors whilst others may take up entrepreneurial activities.

Students graduating with top grades may also wish to develop their studies further on taught Masters programmes or research degrees which are offered within the University as well as throughout the UK and further afield.
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lectures, projects, group discussions, demonstrations and studio practice are combined to offer inspiration and information. Practical activities underpin the learning aims of each module. You are given assistance in directed and independent learning, to enable you to make effective use of resources and time.
Assessment

All modules are assessed according to criteria and weighting which are published at the commencement of each module. Feedback in relation to the assessment is given within the examination period at the end of each semester.
Diploma In Industrial Studies (DIS)
After successful completion of Level 2, you may be able to spend a placement year with a suitable company, subsequently returning to the University for a final year of study.
Business Education Initiative (BEI)
An alternative to DIS, Business Education Initiative (BEI), after successful completion of Level 2. This initiative is delivered by the British Council, it enables you to benefit from an academic year of third level education in the United States. Those students who successfully complete the period of BEI receive the award of Diploma in Area Studies (DAS) upon graduation.
Exemptions and Transferability

Credit for previous study and/or experience, and transfer opportunities exist between related programmes.
Professional Recognition

You are encouraged to join ‘Chartered Society of Designers’ or ‘The Institute of Designers in Ireland’ as student members. Full professional membership is gained after required application and folio interviews after final year of this course.
Web Links – www.csd.org.uk www.idi-design.ie www.design-association.org

BA Hons Art and Design
Art and Design [BA Hons] – UCAS Code: EW12 B BA/AD
Year of Entry: 2009
Entry Conditions
You must satisfy the general entry requirements for admission to a first-degree programme. Submission of a portfolio is required. Guidance on the characteristics of the portfolio can be found here. You are also interviewed.

A Level
A minimum of 160 UCAS Tariff Points to include grades CC.

Irish Leaving Certificate
160 UCAS Tariff Points to include CCCC.
Duration and Mode of Attendance

Three/four years
The Programme

This innovative programme allows students to pursue an interdisciplinary practice route supported by theoretical studies in art and design historical and contextual studies. Students select one discipline from the Fine & Applied Arts: Painting, Sculpture, Lens-based, Jewellery, Textile Art, Ceramics, Photography, and one discipline from Design: 3D Design (Interior, Product, Furniture), Visual Communication. This selection, alongside core Art & Design allows students to pursue new and inventive approaches to visual practice.
Structure and Content

Year 1 introduces you to a range of personal learning skills that underpin Art and Design practice. Reflecting on understanding your own creative visual enquiry is emphasised at this stage as is learning awareness and critical dialogue.

Year 2 you will deepen your study into creative Art and/or Design practice as a holistic integration of your personal learning. This involves further developmental combinations of scholarship at a creative level.

On completion of Year 2, some students spend a year’s placement within a selected area of Art and/or Design practice or study, returning for a final year of study to complete their degree. Those who successfully complete their placement receive the additional award of Diploma in Industrial Studies. Others, who successfully study, usually at a University in the United States of America, received the added award of Diploma in Area Studies.

In Final Year you establish a primary role in unfolding the nature of an individual creative course that forms the basis of your own practical and theoretical work. A significant degree of self-initiated learning is expected at this important stage. This anticipates the independent creative skills necessary for our graduates communicating and working in the many growing and changing areas of art, design and visual creativity today.
Careers And Postgraduate Opportunities

The disciplines embraced by this exciting course programme can effectively position successful graduates in numerous areas of employment offered by all areas of contemporary art and design work. In addition the breadth of skills learned is also very suitable for postgraduate study along with more technologically and traditional led art and design routes. The quality of the course has meant that many past graduates have gained employment and also successfully completed Postgraduate Certificates in Education (PGCE) as well as MA studies and PhD studies.

Award
Associate in Applied Science Degree
Location
Elkhorn Valley Campus

The Interior Design program provides the student with aesthetic design knowledge and skills, and a practical knowledge of retail and business procedures in the area of interior product retailing. Job opportunities include positions as interior design assistants and consultants and sales personnel for local interior product retailers.

Curriculum
1st year: Basic skills such as drawing and sketching, preparing plans, and hands-on practical training
Basic design, basic design (drawing), representational skills, 3D structures, traditional Kyoto culture, utilization of materials (wood), utilization of materials (paper), industrial arts (bamboo), industrial arts (lacquer), CG (basic skills)

2nd year: Further study of various materials, creation of various 3D objects, developing creativity
Sculpture, 3D design (applied drafting), rendering, 2D design, concept planning, utilization of materials (metal), utilization of materials (ceramics), industrial arts (plastics), industrial arts (wood), basic design, CG (CAD), CG (applied CAD), photography

3rd year: Development of own theme, own selection of classes
Interior design, interior space design, interior product design, writing design, IPD production, furniture design, CD (portfolio)

4th year: Continuing production based on own theme. Graduation work and thesis, with presentation outside of KSU
: Interior design, interior space design, interior product design, IPD production, furniture design, graduation production, and thesis

Designing comfortable living space, taking into consideration both residents and aesthetic values

What is necessary to make a comfortable environment and town for people to live in? In our interior product design course, students attain the ability not simply to design furniture and other home facilities, but also their study objectives include effective design of space and the interior environment itself. They will gain a strong understanding of and sensitivity to the relationship between people objects and their surroundings. The goal is to foster designers who can create interiors that incorporate consideration of people’s needs, not for the sake of aesthetics alone, but to ensure a truly harmonious relationship with the environment.

The MA Professional Practice (Design) is a work-based learning qualification for those employed in the design industry, with which the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture has extensive links. There are three phases to the programme – Reflection and Planning; Research and Investigation; and Project.
What will you study?

The course builds on the established reputation of the Faculty in the professional field of design – whether fashion, interior, product, furniture or graphics – and the
experience of offering the MA Creative Economy courses (from the School of Business). Study will take place flexibly, through tutorials, action learning sets and distance learning, meeting the goals agreed in your individual learning
agreement.
Research areas

Many of the staff in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture are research active. This ensures they are in touch with the latest thinking and bring best practice to your studies.

Course structure

There are three phases to this programme – Reflection and Planning; Research and
Investigation; and Project. Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
Phase One: Reflection and Planning
Reflection and Response
Project Planning

Phase Two: Research and Investigation
Personal Development Plan
Design Research Methods for Work-Based Learning

Phase Three: Project
Professional Project (Design)

Why choose this course?

This one-year course is designed to prepare you for entry to degree-level art and design programmes. Its fast-paced curriculum is taught within a hard-working but supportive atmosphere, helping you develop the skills you need to make the most of the next level of your education. If you would like to go on from this course to a BA(Hons) art and design degree at Kingston, you can have a pre-UCAS interview for a place at the University, subject to the standard and content of your work.
What will you study?

The course provides a strong grounding in six main subject areas:
• Fine art (including painting, 3D, mixed media and printmaking)
• Communication (including graphic design and typography)
• Moving image (film, TV and lens-based media)
• Illustration (including sequential narrative, film and photography)
• Three-dimensional design (including architecture, landscape architecture, interior, product and furniture design)
• Fashion (including menswear, womenswear, fashion PR and photo journalism)

International Intensive Foundation in Art and Design
We also run a 13-week intensive foundation course each summer for international students, with direct entry onto our BA(Hons) courses. See www.kingston.ac.uk/design/foundation for details.